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U.S. Department of Education

The Government Just Told Educators They’re Not “Real” Professionals

I wanted to bring this to your attention because, with everything happening in the world right now, changes like this can easily slip past people. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and the Department of...

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opportunity gap

Life Fell Apart For Me. It Won't For Them.

I needed someone to believe in what I could become, but those voices were silent. At least, that's how I remember my twenties—adrift in that gap decade between teenage dreams and adult clarity. That...

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Politics

The Revolution Will Be Literate: Why We Must Reclaim Truth, Science, and Our Children’s Minds

I’ve spent two decades obsessing about creating better schools. I’ve fought for books, for assessments, for standards, for options—for kids. And lately, I feel like I’m screaming into the void....

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Diversity

1972 Gary Declaration Was A Call For Equality That Remains Unanswered

More than five decades ago, some 10,000 Black leaders gathered for the National Black Political Convention in Gary, Indiana. What came to be known as the Gary Convention of 1972 was an inflection...

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Achievement Gap

It's Time to Get Serious About Scaling Success in American Education

American education discourse has a masochistic streak. We obsess over failing schools, incompetent teachers, and disengaged students. We recite statistics about learning loss and international...

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Educational Opportunity

Malcolm X at 100: Protecting the Genius We Too Often Abandon

This week, May 19, 2025, marked what would have been the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. We rightly celebrate his power and clarity, marking him a revolutionary icon. Yet, his...

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